The perimeter of of standard-sized rectangular rug is 36 ft. The length is 2 ft longer than the width.Find the dimensions.

Question

That's all the information given

Answer 1

First identify the quantities involved

Let L be the length

Let W be the width

 

Next Translate the words into equations that relate the quantities.

2L + 2W =36

L = W + 2

 

now you can solve these two equations.